Just what the world needed: a DnD podcast born from TikTok! Follow hosts Haley (@whipjack) and Gus (@gusthebard) as they pass the DM seat back and forth and spin off each other's adventures! Friends of the hosts and fellow DnD content creators feature as guests as we build out a world together and explore the many different ways DnD can be enjoyed. If you like the show, please consider supporting us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/unpreparedcasters Follow us on... Twitter: https://twitter.com/unprepcasters Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unpreparedcasters
The Unprepared Casters podcast is a hidden gem that I stumbled upon after catching up on NADDPOD and TAZ. This podcast has quickly become my favorite with its amazing cast, lovely hosts, great sound quality, and overall good vibes. I have been listening for about a year now, first on Spotify and now on Apple Podcasts, and it has become my comfort podcast. The energy and chemistry between the characters and the cast are phenomenal, and the DMing by the host is top-notch. I highly recommend this podcast to anyone looking for a new D&D actual play podcast to enjoy.
One of the best aspects of The Unprepared Casters podcast is the rotating cast model. Every 6-8 episodes, a new arc begins with a new cast exploring a different place or time period in the world being built up through these stories. This allows for fresh dynamics, new character interactions, and exciting storylines each time. It keeps things fast-paced and always gives something new to look forward to. The characters created by the players are delightful and often quite unhinged, making for hilarious moments throughout each arc.
Another great aspect of this podcast is both Haley and Gus as DMs. They are both fantastic storytellers who bring their own unique style to each arc. Their creativity in crafting engaging narratives and challenging encounters is commendable. They effortlessly guide the players through the world they have built, allowing them to explore their characters' choices while also maintaining an overarching storyline that connects all the arcs together. Their passion for D&D shines through in every episode.
The only downside I can think of when it comes to The Unprepared Casters podcast is that sometimes there can be audio issues or minor technical glitches during episodes. While these tend to be rare occurrences, they can momentarily disrupt the immersion in the story. However, considering that this is an independent production with limited resources, it is understandable that such issues may arise from time to time. The overall quality of the podcast more than makes up for these minor drawbacks.
In conclusion, The Unprepared Casters podcast is an absolute delight to listen to. Whether you are a long-time fan of D&D or someone new to the world of tabletop roleplaying games, this podcast offers something for everyone. The rotating cast model, talented DMs, and exciting storylines make for a fun and entertaining experience. I cannot recommend this podcast enough. Give it a listen, and you won't be disappointed!
The finale for The Quest Wing! content warnings: strong language Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Gala Planning Committee takes a moment to regroup, and take an early day off. content warnings: strong language Find us on: Twitter: @UnPrepCasters Instagram: @UnpreparedCasters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The party must prove their strength as they descend deep underneath the Guild of Guilds to enter the Quest Wing and retrieve the Questing Scroll that lies within. content warnings: strong language, fantasy violence, death Listen to the talkback show for The Quest Wing on our Patreon! patreon.com/UnpreparedCasters Find us on: Twitter: @UnPrepCasters Instagram: @UnpreparedCasters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The one with the unicorn. content warnings: strong language, fantasy violence, mortality Follow us on: Twitter/X: @unprepcasters Instagram: @unpreparedcasters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
As half the office lays incapacitated in the aftermath of Sean Locke's speech, the party takes a soul-bound oath to join the Gala Planning Committee and try to salvage his inauguration. content warnings: strong language Listen to the talkback episodes for The Quest Wing on our Patreon! patreon.com/unpreparedcasters Follow us on: Twitter: @unprepcasters Instagram: @unpreparedcasters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Get ready! To! BUREAUCRACY! With Count Dion Alexander Grimmawk (Barnaby), Krissy Carson (Rae), and Kathy Norfolk (Josie)! Join GM Amelia as they introduce us to the movers and shakers behind the scenes of Malum! Content warnings: strong language Hear the talkbacks for the Quest Wing on our Patreon! patreon.com/unpreparedcasters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
There are a lot of things that keep magical kingdoms together, and some of them are a lot less glamorous than others. Welcome to Unprepared Casters: The Quest Wing! Meet your government girlies, your diva drones, your bored babes, played by Barnaby, Josie, and Raven. Amelia is here to lead them through our most high octane adventure yet: planning a standard governmental gala. Content warnings: strong language Follow us on: Twitter: @unprepcasters Instagram: @unpreparedcasters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Unprepared Casters: The Quest Wing begins on Monday, March 3, 2025. To get talkback episodes for The Quest Wing, join us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/unpreparedcasters Follow us on... Twitter: @unprepcasters Instagram: @unpreparedcasters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Can you discover the true culprit before the players? Find out in this round of An Evening of Love and Joy! content warnings: strong language, implied sexual content Support us on Patreon! www.Patreon.com/UnpreparedCasters Find us on: Twitter: @UnPrepCasters Instagram: @UnpreparedCasters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
It's the Lovejoy Family Decennial Family Celebration of Love and Joy, and there has been a terrible crime. It's up the to five suspects to find the true culprit! This episode is also publicly available on our YouTube channel! Watch this family fall apart before your very eyes! youtube.com/c/UnpreparedCasters content warnings: strong language, implied sexual content Support us on Patreon! www.Patreon.com/UnpreparedCasters Find us on: Twitter: @UnPrepCasters Instagram: @UnpreparedCasters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
There is a wall between Owen (Haley) and Josh (Amelia), and they have to keep it that way. Today we're playing The Time We Have by Elliot Davis, a game about brothers, zombies, and closed doors. content warnings: strong language, existentialism, discussions of death, mild body horror, audible/visible crying Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
You have to get out of the Starship Alltrades. Content warnings: strong language, fantasy violence, character death, body horror See video episodes of The Aurora Protocol, hear all the talkbacks, and get full-body character art on our Patreon! patreon.com/unpreparedcasters Follow us on... twitter: @unprepcasters instagram: @unpreparedcasters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The monsters lurk in the corridors. Content warnings: strong language, body horror See video episodes of The Aurora Protocol, hear all the talkbacks, and get full-body character art on our Patreon! patreon.com/unpreparedcasters Follow us on... twitter: @unprepcasters instagram: @unpreparedcasters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
There is someone at the center of everything. They don't know it yet. Content warnings: strong language, body horror, death, cult imagery See video episodes of The Aurora Protocol, hear all the talkbacks, and get full-body character art on our Patreon! patreon.com/unpreparedcasters Follow us on... twitter: @unprepcasters instagram: @unpreparedcasters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
There are secrets on the Starship Alltrades. Content warnings: strong language, body horror See video episodes of The Aurora Protocol, hear all the talkbacks, and get full-body character art on our Patreon! patreon.com/unpreparedcasters Follow us on... twitter: @unprepcasters instagram: @unpreparedcasters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The skeleton crew checks on their captain. Content warnings: strong language, fantasy violence, body horror See video episodes of The Aurora Protocol, hear all the talkbacks, and get full-body character art on our Patreon! patreon.com/unpreparedcasters Follow us on... twitter: @unprepcasters instagram: @unpreparedcasters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The alarms are sounding on the Starship Alltrades, and it's up to the skeleton crew - Carinae Idaho (Amelia), Montana Idaho (Grace), Zazl Shas'zk (Alex), and Pickles (Robin) - to determine what sort of emergency Haley has thrown them into! Content warnings: strong language See video episodes of The Aurora Protocol, hear all the talkbacks, and get full-body character art on our Patreon! patreon.com/unpreparedcasters Follow us on... twitter: @unprepcasters instagram: @unpreparedcasters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Starship Alltrades is hurtling through deep space on its way home to New Glaceria, and something is about to wake up. Welcome to Unprepared Casters: The Aurora Protocol! Meet our intergalactic crew played by Amelia, Grace, Robin, and Alex as Haley shows us horizons unseen. Content warnings: strong language Watch video episodes on our Patreon! patreon.com/unpreparedcasters Follow us on: Twitter: @unprepcasters Instagram: @unpreparedcasters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Unprepared Casters: The Aurora Protocol begins on Monday, September 23, 2024. To see The Aurora Protocol video episodes, join us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/unpreparedcasters Follow us on... Twitter: @unprepcasters Instagram: @unpreparedcasters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aestelle Eirik and Everlea are a love story, but their ending is still to be discovered. Haley and Amelia play Star Crossed, a TTPRG that uses a legally distinct stacked brick tower game to tell a tense and giggly romance between two people who really really want to, but really really can't. This episode is also publicly available on our YouTube channel! Watch the tower grow and fall! youtube.com/c/UnpreparedCasters content warnings: strong language, implied sexual content Support us on Patreon! www.Patreon.com/UnpreparedCasters Find us on: Twitter: @UnPrepCasters Instagram: @UnpreparedCasters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Constance Gable kills a god. content warnings: strong language, death Patrons will be getting the video episodes of Jacob's Ladder before anyone else, the Friday before the public releases. Find those early episodes at: www.patreon.com/unpreparedcasters Find us on: Twitter: @UnPrepCasters Instagram: @UnpreparedCasters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Constance Gable confronts a god. content warnings: strong language Patrons will be getting the video episodes of Jacob's Ladder before anyone else, the Friday before the public releases. Find those early episodes at: www.patreon.com/unpreparedcasters Find us on: Twitter: @UnPrepCasters Instagram: @UnpreparedCasters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Constance Gable meets a god. content warnings: strong language Patrons will be getting the video episodes of Jacob's Ladder before anyone else, the Friday before the public releases. Find those early episodes at: www.patreon.com/unpreparedcasters Find us on: Twitter: @UnPrepCasters Instagram: @UnpreparedCasters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Welcome to a world before godkillers! Join us for Unprepared Casters: Jacob's Ladder, where Amelia will be leading Haley through a crisis in ancient Malum in our first ever in-person recorded story! content warnings: strong language Patrons will be getting the video episodes of Jacob's Ladder before anyone else, the Friday before the public releases. Find those early episodes at: www.patreon.com/unpreparedcasters Find us on: Twitter: @UnPrepCasters Instagram: @UnpreparedCasters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A special announcement straight from the labyrinth and all of its inhabitants! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The group explores the vastness beneath the Cloud Citadel. content warnings: strong language Watch video episodes and listen to the talkback show at: patreon.com/unpreparedcasters Follow us on... twitter: @unprepcasters instagram: @unpreparedcasters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The party remembers everything. content warnings: harm to animals, fantasy violence, strong language Watch video episodes and listen to the talkback show at: patreon.com/unpreparedcasters Follow us on... twitter: @unprepcasters instagram: @unpreparedcasters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Barkeep's Nephew is full of answers and questions. content warnings: strong language Watch video episodes and listen to the talkback show at: patreon.com/unpreparedcasters Follow us on... twitter: @unprepcasters instagram: @unpreparedcasters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The group has a very interesting visit to the circus before seeking a mysterious speakeasy. content warnings: strong language Watch video episodes and listen to the talkback show at: patreon.com/unpreparedcasters Follow us on... twitter: @unprepcasters instagram: @unpreparedcasters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The denizens of the Cloud Citadel wake up dazed, confused, and back where they started. It is up to the group to solve the mystery of the last 12 hours before whatever they did catches up to them! Content warnings: strong language See video episodes of Cloud Citadel, hear all the talkbacks, and get full-body character art on our Patreon! patreon.com/unpreparedcasters Follow us on... twitter: @unprepcasters instagram: @unpreparedcasters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Join us in the clouds as Amelia, our Master of Ceremonies, guides Rhapsody Dayes (Haley), Mayuri (Puja), Cisco Fisk (Matt), and Marian Sylvester (Owen) through a day in the Citadel that leaves them more adrift than they've ever been before. Content warnings: strong language, memory loss See video episodes of Cloud Citadel, hear all the talkbacks, and get full-body character art on our Patreon! patreon.com/unpreparedcasters Follow us on... twitter: @unprepcasters instagram: @unpreparedcasters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
There is a place that stands alone in the clouds above Visteria, and a mist the blinds the people there to the truth. Welcome to Unprepared Casters: Cloud Citadel! Meet our living legends played by Haley, Owen, Puja, and Denkles as Amelia takes us high into the sky and into the Cloud Citadel. Content warnings: strong language Watch video episode of Cloud Citadel on our Patreon! patreon.com/unpreparedcasters Follow us on: Twitter: @unprepcasters Instagram: @unpreparedcasters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Unprepared Casters: Cloud Citadel begins on Monday, April 22, 2024. To see And Back Again video episodes, join us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/unpreparedcasters Follow us on... Twitter: @unprepcasters Instagram: @unpreparedcasters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Captain Melpomene 'Kuiper' Lovejoy and SK-31773 take on their final mission. Haley and Amelia are together, in person (!!!!!), playing The Fire Flickers Between You by Viditya Voleti. This Unprepared Casters one-shot is best enjoyed in video format on Youtube (with ads) or Patreon (without ads), but this audio-only version is still good too! Content warnings: death, war Follow us on... Twitter: @unprepcasters Instagram: @unpreparedcasters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Our little lads find the Edge of the World! Content warnings: strong language See video episodes of And Back Again on our Patreon! Follow us on... Twitter: @unprepcasters Instagram: @unpreparedcasters Wanderhome is copyright of Possum Creek Games Inc. And Back Again is an independent production by Unprepared Casters and is not affiliated with Possum Creek Games Inc. It is published under the Wanderhome Third Party License. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Chill has set in, come warm your hands by the Forge. Content warnings: strong language, grief See video episodes of And Back Again on our Patreon! Follow us on... Twitter: @unprepcasters Instagram: @unpreparedcasters Wanderhome is copyright of Possum Creek Games Inc. And Back Again is an independent production by Unprepared Casters and is not affiliated with Possum Creek Games Inc. It is published under the Wanderhome Third Party License. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
There is a mysterious lagoon deep in the Whispering Woods where you cannot trust your own eye, or every curious kith you come across... Content warnings: strong language See video episodes of And Back Again on our Patreon! Follow us on... Twitter: @unprepcasters Instagram: @unpreparedcasters Wanderhome is copyright of Possum Creek Games Inc. And Back Again is an independent production by Unprepared Casters and is not affiliated with Possum Creek Games Inc. It is published under the Wanderhome Third Party License. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Welcome to Sterales, and welcome to GALEW! Pay your respects to the theater ghost, prepare for the Moon Dance, and grab a drink at with our scholarly scallywags. Content warnings: strong language See video episodes of And Back Again on our Patreon! Follow us on... Twitter: @unprepcasters Instagram: @unpreparedcasters Wanderhome is copyright of Possum Creek Games Inc. And Back Again is an independent production by Unprepared Casters and is not affiliated with Possum Creek Games Inc. It is published under the Wanderhome Third Party License. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
It's a beautiful day in Alcea, and three creatures find themselves a quest. Join Petaur (Dillin), Uro (Christian), and Hallen (Amelia), as they create and experience their first forest settlement alongside Facilitator Haley! Content warnings: strong language See video episodes of And Back Again on our Patreon! Follow us on... Twitter: @unprepcasters Instagram: @unpreparedcasters Wanderhome is copyright of Possum Creek Games Inc. And Back Again is an independent production by Unprepared Casters and is not affiliated with Possum Creek Games Inc. It is published under the Wanderhome Third Party License. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Get ready to WANDER!!!!!! Welcome to Unprepared Casters: And Back Again! Meet our little lads played by Amelia, Dillin, and Christian, as Haley introduces both they and you to the wondrous and awakened world of the Whispering Woods. Content warnings: strong language See video episodes of And Back Again on our Patreon! Follow us on... Twitter: @unprepcasters Instagram: @unpreparedcasters Wanderhome is copyright of Possum Creek Games Inc. And Back Again is an independent production by Unprepared Casters and is not affiliated with Possum Creek Games Inc. It is published under the Wanderhome Third Party License. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Unprepared Casters: And Back Again begins on Monday, February 5, 2024. To see And Back Again video episodes, join us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/unpreparedcasters Follow us on... Twitter: @unprepcasters Instagram: @unpreparedcasters Wanderhome is copyright of Possum Creek Games Inc. And Back Again is an independent production by Unprepared Casters and is not affiliated with Possum Creek Games Inc. It is published under the Wanderhome Third Party License. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mandatory holiday corporate fun is everywhere you look, even Hyranor's premiere wizard college. Join DM Haley as they guide a group of professors (Amelia, DannyPhantom.Exe, Nick Meyer, and SmolBirdLex) through a shockingly eventful Annual Arcane Academy Staff Solstice Social. Who is to blame? Who will save the day? How long do you have to stay at this party to make sure your manager saw you having fun with your coworkers? Content warnings: strong language, fantasy violence, mentions of human dissections To see the video of this episode, join us on Patreon: www.Patreon.com/UnpreparedCasters Find us on: Twitter: @unprepcasters Instagram: @unpreparedcasters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Did you think magical packages would just deliver themselves? You were wrong! Join DM Amelia as they hand a mysterious box to four marvelous Malumite mail carriers (Haley, Laura Tutu, Drakoniques, and Blumineck) and leave it them to maintain their 100% delivery success rate. Content warnings: strong language, fantasy violence To see the video of this episode, join us on Patreon: www.Patreon.com/UnpreparedCasters Find us on: Twitter: @unprepcasters Instagram: @unpreparedcasters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Everything ends. Something begins. Content warnings: strong language, fantasy violence, suicidal ideation, character death, audible/visible crying To see video episodes and support the show, join us on Patreon for as low as $2 a month! https://www.patreon.com/unpreparedcasters Follow us on... Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/unprepcasters Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unpreparedcasters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Godkiller settles an old debt. Content warnings: strong language, fantasy violence, assault, death, character death, mourning, audible/visible crying To see video episodes and support the show, join us on Patreon for as low as $2 a month! https://www.patreon.com/unpreparedcasters Follow us on... Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/unprepcasters Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unpreparedcasters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A mysterious note pulls a very normal nobody to a neighboring village. Content warnings: strong language, fantasy violence, body horror, trauma (physical and emotional), cults, loss of identity To see video episodes and support the show, join us on Patreon for as low as $2 a month! https://www.patreon.com/unpreparedcasters Follow us on... Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/unprepcasters Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unpreparedcasters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Where there is divinity, there must come a downfall. Welcome to Unprepared Casters: Tightrope! Meet our esteemed godkiller, played by Amelia, as game master Haley helps reintroduce you to the mysterious land of Malum. This arc we are playing Godkiller, a TTRPG designed by Connie Chang. Find them on the internet! @byConnieChang If you like the show, please consider supporting us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/unpreparedcasters Follow us on... Twitter: @unprepcasters Instagram: @unpreparedcasters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Unprepared Casters: Tightrope begins on Monday, October 16, 2023. To see Tightrope video episodes, join us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/unpreparedcasters Follow us on... Twitter: @unprepcasters Instagram: @unpreparedcasters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A promise must be kept, even when that promise is made to a small owl under duress. This optimistic and high-pitched one shot adventure was originally streamed live in November 2021, and follows DM Amelia as they force a very grumpy wizard (Gus) to have one decent day with all her friends (Haley, Josh, Owen, Sedona). Unprepared Casters end their hiatus next week! Check back October 9 for a brand new trailer! Content warnings: strong language, fantasy violence Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Gus and Haley deliver a very important announcement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
There is a small-time necromancer on the loose in Hyranor, and Lathe Nightrym knows just the group for the job. This silly and sweet one shot adventure was originally streamed live in August 2021, and follows DM Kyle as he urges a group of future heroes (Haley, Gus, Owen, Sedona, Josh, and Amelia) through their first adventure as a unit. Unprepared Casters is still on hiatus, but in the meantime we will be bringing you our favorite one shots from our past every other week! Check our socials to keep up with what adventures will be coming your way, and for other upcoming announcements. Content warnings: strong language, alcohol use Follow us on... Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/unprepcasters Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unpreparedcasters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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